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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Relinquishes Diplomat BELISHA'S NEW
Editorship
Outspoken
Criticism Of America's Isolationist Policy
Toronto, Mer. 10.
On relinquishing the Editorship of The Shanghai Times, to inke up Mr. local appointment. another Alfred Morley, for eight-and-a-half years superviser of the journalistle recently of the paper, was Hido
Mr. James I. Cromwell, United presented with a suitable memento of his long association with the staff. States Minister to Canada, to-day Mr. Morley was formerly on the criticised United States advocates of Editorial staffs of the S. C. M. Postisolution and warned that Germany and Hongkong Telegraph,
with
frankly and openly seeks to del- trey" the instit tions of soul ord economic order on which the United States Government was founded.
theatre.
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Mr. R. 1. Hope, Assistant Editor, on behalf of the editorial, and other
Mr. Cromwell's speech was made members of the foreign staff, handed to the departing editor. a handsome at a joint meeting of the Canadian leather travelling case containing Empire Clubs and he took issue with
dis essential appurtenances. In doing "epinion of some of my very.
the
countrymen that se, Mr. Hope referred to the long
should confine his utter- and happy assoclution of Mr. Mor-diplome
platitudinous He added: "Certain staff and other members of the
in the United States foreign organisation for nearly nine:
cynical #troups in
to chouse years, during which time mony try declare that there is little to ing periods had been experienced,
between one belligerent c
Ho declared that Germa particularly those associated hostilities in the Shanghai orea,
people were nothing conquered
Britain and France However, thanks to the able guld slaves, while ance of Mr. Morley, the staff had continued the humanitarian rule on! all dimculties which their Empires were built. Hel managed to weather
diplomat was like and it was due to his able and help said that ful assistance that, even in the most sentry, warning his fellow citizens arduous times, the puper had come of what he saw. "On
In ex-pretation of my duties, I am content through with flying colours. pressing the wish that Mr. Morley to risk my official head," he declared.
-United Press. would and his new activities as con- genial as those which he was leaving the best behind, Mr. Hope voiced
for the future wishes of the staff happiness and well-being of both the departing editor and his family.
Nover-Failing Holp
Mr. P. I'alamountain, News Editor, staff, on behalf of the reporting
of the volted the sincere regrets news-gathering section of the staff and, In doing so, referred to the never-failing help and kindly advice offered to members throughout the Association whole of Mr. Morley's with The Times.
for their In thanking the stat present, Mr. Morley pointed out that it was natural that he should feci. regrets at severing his connection who had displayed with associates so much loyalty over so many years, But during his association with the to recall that staff he was happy.
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"RESIGNATION
LONDON, Mar, 20 (Reu-' ter)-Mr. Leslie Hore- Bellaha, the former Minister' for War, has resigned the Chairmanship of the Liberal "National Party in the Houseo
of Commons.
He intimated that while supporting the Government in the firm conduct of the war, he wished to enjoy the greater freedom attaching to members of the rank and file of the Party,
Anglo-French Co-operation
Important Paris Talks During Easter
LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).
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"Disgraceful Breach"
Washington, Mar, 10.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark de- manded Mr. Cromwell's recall for his. "outrageous, disgraceful breach of
hin office/
Senator Claude Pepper sald: "What everybody knows, even a diplomat mlght.
know." Senator Gerald Nye said: "He is only echoing what his Chief has re- peatedly resorted to, though at the head of a Government that is re putedly striving for neutrality."
to Paris to see the French Minis- ter for Colonies to perfect col- laboration of the British and French Colonial Empire within the framework of the general agreement last November, "Reu- ter" understands that it is in- tended to establish definite machinery in London and Paris for permanent co-operation.
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Senator Warran Austin said: seems that it is a rather hazardous thing to say "United Press,
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RAIN OF BOMBS ON GERMAN BASE
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March 21, 1940.
Fires Guide
Pilots
Reports Disclose Accuracy Of Bombing
London, Mar, 20.
It is learned In London that the ralds on flornum were carried out by a strong force of bombers which attacked singly in relays and main- tained almost continuous assaults on the sea-plane base from soon after of the dusk until the early hours morning.
The first aircraft the island aid of identified its forget to reach t bright moonlight.
Later,
successive waves R.A.F. machines attacked, started by the first bomba provided a guide to their targets.
71
of
the fires
By 3.30 a.m. all aircraft due back at that time had safely landed and preliminary reports of the pilots are now being analysed.
Typical of these was the following eport from the captain of one of the first aircraft to reach Hornum.
"One bomb was observed to burst between the hangars," he said. "Then 0.00 three bursts were observed just north
of a hangar. Two burals, were ob-
served between the base and the 1.10 lipway."
The captain of another aircraft stated that an enemy fighter was 0.75 driven off by the accurate fire of his
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const were claimed by the crews of several aircraft. Railway lines and a barrack block were reported hit. One bomber crew saw a line of four five bombs dropped by aircraft 0.40 ahead of them burst Just inland of a jelly. Another crew reported that twa hangars were burning Bercely from the explosion of a number of Беарпе slipway. bombs near a Though the weather visibility good little opposition was
enemy
fighters. encountered from alive, however, and anti-aircraft bat Ground defences were continuously parts of the island teries in many sent up a heavy barrage of fire and shells which exploded in multi- coloured bursts of flame,
It is positively stated that Prince Dianarck hus resigned all his offices.
·
The committee authorised by the Russian Government has prepared a plan for a through Siberian railway to be completed in ten years. The total length of the line will be 4.375 miles and its cost 250,000,000 rubles.
25 YEARS AGO
was fine and
Round the seaplane base itself a semicircle of searchlights came into British aircraft ap- action as the proached. In the earlier phase of the attack the dropping of bombs WJB followed by intense anti-aircraft are from batteries within the target area.
March, 21, 1915. A Berlin communique admits that the Russians invaded Prussia to the
The last British ralder to leave the north of the Meal on he 17th inst. The communique declares that steps scene of uttack landed in England at will be taken to expet the bands,
It is believed that about 60 British which can only be described as in-aircraft participated in the rald and
cendiarles.
the operations last night", added his weight--and, on occasions, more Sir Kingsley Wood.
More Bombs Dropped his or her weightin than when the paper depended upon the A later report from London states Toender message, fullest co-operation of every dividual member. He was happy to that according to
two British planes dropped our at 0 say that he would not be leaving bombs on the island of Sylt
would always be o'clock this morning, and then Shanghal
the west pursued by ready and willing to give whatever
escaped to advice and help lay in his power.
German fighting machines.
For example, in the Franco-British Admiration For Feat
collaboration is a proposal to send a LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter) joint expedition to Indo-Chinn to When Lord Chatfield, Minister for discover wild banana immune to banana disease, so that it be planted the Co-ordination of Defences, in
we re-printed in last night's issue, of Lords had given in the West Indies, where the pre- the House description (like Str Kingsley Wood sent varieties are affected, in the House of Commons) of the Sylt raid, the Labour peer, Lord Strabolki, expressed admiration for the efficiency and gallantry of the brilliant operation.
OFFICIAL ESTIMATE OF SYLT DAMAGE
FROM PAGE ONE
clouded over towards the morning.
"The aircraft encountered intense anti-aircraft fire from gun positions but this did not prevent them from reaching and dropping a large num- their targets." ber of bembs, on (Cheers),
Wood
continued: Sir Kingsley "Such fighter aircraft as was encoun- tered sheered off on meeting our fire, With one exception all our aircraft returned safely..
etur
Another Instance of collaboration is the question of control of locusts in West Africa so as to prevent the for as plague from spreading as Rhodesia.
Lord Strabolgi said that during the Negotiations with regard to this month, in which we had seen merre almost complete. enant seamen brutally murdered, this country had longed for an oppor- tunity to relaliste.
Lord Strabolgi recalled that the civil population of Sylt had evacuat- ed.
It was, therefore, a perfect target as everything in the island is of
"Both high and low altitude at-nary value, tacks were carried out
Lord Strabolg! had made a reckon and many tons of high explosive and incendiary ing and concluded that in this raid more bombs were dropped than in all bombs were dropped.
"Reports already received fran raid on London during the last war. our pilots show how extensive was the damage done.
Enormous Damage
"Direct hits were registered on the hangars which were set on fire. The ell storage tanks were also seen to be on fire.
"Many hils were also registered
on the jelly, the light rallway and other parts of the base.
"Further reconnaissances were car- rled out this morning.
"Although our aircraft were heavily engaged they were able to make ob- servations of the island which con- firmed the success of our operations." (Cheers).
Encouraging Succoss
"All our aircraft have returned to their bases.
gratified
Opposition Met LONDON, Mar, 20 (Reuter)-It is authoritatively stated here that the two Air Force reconnaissance planes which went to view the anmage this morning at Hornum on the island of Sylt were met with shore-battery Are, Intense in places, as they flew over the Island
They also met two enemy fight- ers, Messerschmitt 109's, but the unable to German planes were intercept the British aircraft. From details now received it Is clear that the raid on Hornum was carried out with remarkable smooth- ness and precision.
The planes bombed from various heights despite intense anti-alreraft
Arc.
Searchlights were in action all round the targets but only a few op-bombers were caught in the beams
of the lights.
"The RAF, have been and encouraged to have
this
de-
portunity.
"This artion has once more monstrated the fighting spirit and skill! of our captains and crews and their willingness and readiness to meet the call,"
raid.
Damage Confirmed
20 (Reuter).-- LONDON, Mar. Watchers on Roemoe, the Danish island six miles north of the island of Sylt, had a thrilling view of the Many stayed up all night to watch
scen one They report having
the Island British plane approach from the south and pass completely over it.
11.
At one stage of the raid a Briksh plane had only one searchlight to Bontend with. The preceding air- craft had apparently "put out" the other searchlights.
Raid Eye-Witness SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” TOENDER, Mar, 20 (UP).-A farmer named Peter Belgmunn Em- of the melly was an eye-witness British raids over Sylt:
com-
"I was standing with some rades on the shore some kilometres from Sylt and we were able to watch the raids because It was a clear moon-
ght night. "It was a horrible show."
now only one plane shot down. windows in was caught in the searchlights The concussion from the extra heavy It
smashed by explosions but pressed the attack home dropping two bombs on Hornum, houses round here, some plaster was two on Rantum, in the middle of the loosened on the walls and a couple island, and two on the naval har- of hens were killed. The cows start- hour at List, near the northern Uped lowing in a most panic stricken of the island.
They estimated that bombs were dropped.
Dver 100
They also report seeing the Hin- denburg Dam connecting Sylt with the mainland being hit. Flames and smoke rose high into the air.
Labour Member Expelled
LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).The Labour Party has expelled Mr. D. N. Pritt, K., for opposition to the declared Parly policy regarding Russia's aggression against Finland.
way,
I heard one especially heavy ex- plosion coming from the middle of Island and I figured that a bomb the must have hit on ammunition dump because I saw high flames and heard a number of smaller explosions like n box of bullets exploding one by on it was quite a show but I don't want to see anything like it again," the farmer said.
Damage
nago Confirmed
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Disturbances In Malaya
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald
States Position LONDON, Mar, 20 (Reuter) During question-time in the House of Commons yesterday Captain Allan Graham requested detailed inforina
about the labour disputes in tion
and Malaya since the Singapore beginning of the war, and the Com- munist agitation in connection with the disputes.
and
5.30 p.m.
that the planes were Whitley heavy bombers and Wellington medium bombers-Reuter,
There are useful moral lessons, for
One Bomber Downed those who choose to see them, in a
Berlin, Mar. 19. passage from an Italian paper, which
The Germans claim that one Bri- and which
Italy's un- tial bomber was brought down in speaks of
The Official News qualified admiration for the British the Sylt raid.
contemporary: our
Agency says that a house was set on Empire. Says "None is
more more marvellous,
fire otherwise there was no damage. spontaneous, more living and adapt- able or more calculated to arouse our emulation and envy than the Great British Empire."
1
10 YEARS AGO
The Agency adds that the Bombers new over in three waves at 7.57 p.m. 8.58 p.m., nd 0.10 p.m United Press,
Theatrical Attitude
Beriln, Mar, 20.
the Authorised quarters ridicule March 21, 1030. While the London Naval Confer- "theatricality" with which Mr. Chum- cuce is in session endeavouring to berlain reported the Sylt rald to the put an end to competition in naval Commons. They say there was no
High Com need to supplement the armaments, the announcement made that plans have been drawn up mand report since the reliability and for-a-new-weapon of naval submarine exactness of German High Command
ues are well-known, warfare superior to anything pre-communiques are wel
The German
man News Agency viously considered possible.
centrates
from Copen- on reports Professor Oswald Flamm of the hagen of alleged indignation of the Technical High School, declared that Danish people that the British drop- he has designed a new type of sub-ped bombs repeatedly and flew over marine, which it built would be Danish territory during the raid. superior if speed, power and effec- United Press. tiveness to anything at present exisi- irig.
The chief weapon, it is stated, would be an invisible torpedo-one which would not show its wake,
Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Secretory disputes of State, enumerated the
As Germany, under the Versailles and said that it was difficult to give Treaty is not permitted to build the exact figures of the disputes which submarines, and as Professor Flamm attributable to Communist is unable to finance even the con- were
struction of a model of the vessel, agitators,
on paper the law had been broken by it will probably remain Where
foreign Power becomes Communist agitators the offenders unless a were dealt with by prosecution: interested. deportation in the case of aliens: the
of residence requirements
sures.
in res-
The death of the Earl of Balfour, tricted areas: the seizure of a dupli- the famous Conservative statesman, cating plant and normal police mea- 1169 evoked profound feelings of He said that generally there had sorrow throughout Great Britain. been an absence of actual distur bance.
LOGICAL REPLY
5 YEARS AGO
March 21, 1935. Washington observers predict that Germany's next move in her struggle for equality will be a demand for the return of the Colonies she surrender- ed after the War, which include islands now mandated by Japon,
It is also suggested that Germany to accepted principles under which might demand plebiscites in Austria they exercised belligerent rights, but and the Free Port of Danzig, and they were unable to accept dis-other European areas, similar to that abilities that would result for them obtained in the Soar. were they to refrain from full exercise of these rights,
FROM PAGE ONE
The Note says that efforts had been Itallan and other neutral. governments made to meet the desires of the in exercise of the Control.
Mediterrancan Concessions
In the Western Mediterranean, arrangements were made after a full discussion with the Italian Govern- ment and shipping interesis con- cerned which rendered the diversion of neutral ships unnecessary, save in. exceptional circumstances,
A
number of special facilities had been introduced in the Eastern Medi- terranean, as the result of which de laya were greatly reduced.
Reds Oppose Alliance
Scandinavian Given Surprise
LONDON, Mar. 20 (Reuter).-The announcement that the Soviet are opposing the projected Scandinavian defensive alliance has caused con- siderable surprise in Finland and Sweden. The
of both Forelin Ministers The Note concludes by emphasising
lasted statements the "continued resolve of the British countries have
have the greatest pointing out that the alliance was Government to measure of regard for Italian and intended only as a safeguard against compatible aggression and not directed against
any state. other neutral interests with the maintenance of those mea- sures of legitimate control which they deem necessary for the prosecution of
TOENDER, Mar. 20 (UP)-It has been confirmed that one of the four anti-aircraft towers on the Hinden
Dom which was heavily armed with anti-aircraft and machine guns
was destroyed In the R.A.F. rald. the war."
In Stockholm it is hoped that a formula agreeable to Russia will yet be found.
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Further Attacks
Copenhagen, Mar. 20, It is reported from Romoe Danish island just north of Sylt, that fresh attacks on Sylt started at 8.43 a.m. The objective appeared to be Hornum. Planes dropped three of four bombs on Midi Island before German pur- suit planes took the air.
A correspondent at Esbjerg says two planes of undetermined nationall ly dropped a few incendiary bombs on tolmslandskilt, west coast of Jutland. Five minutes later two explosive bomba
dropped at Hvide Bay near Soenderlyndvig Sande, north of Esbjerg. Several windows were smashed.
were
The Ekstra Bladet at Copenhagen reported that the explosions were so heavy that they rocked the ground 15 miles away.
German pursuit planes are sil carrying out active reconnaissance in the entire sector-United Press.
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